Skateboards can be made from a lot of creative materials, but apparently glass isn’t one of them. Video of the test ride of a glass skateboard surfaced last month, and it illustrates the limits of glass pretty well.

Glass skateboard more for show

The glass skateboard was made by a company called Avenue Trucks, a California-based company that makes skateboard suspension systems. The idea behind the glass skateboard was that the suspension would support the glass and make for a pretty smooth ride. According to the video, it made for a pretty cool appearance, but the board itself couldn’t stand up to the tricks, with predictable results. (Perhaps acrylic next time?)

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